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Sluggish UK business activity improves, PMI shows, but threats to outlook abound

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British business activity expanded modestly in June as new orders gr...

23rd June, 2025

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UK backs advanced manufacturing, clean energy in ten-year industrial plan

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain aims to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies from 2027, the...

23rd June, 2025

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Britain's industrial strategy cuts green levy to lower energy bills

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will aim to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies under a ne...

22nd June, 2025

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UK to issue 10-year industrial strategy aimed at boosting growth

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is poised to publish a 10-year, multibillion-pound industrial strategy nex...

21st June, 2025

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UK's Mulberry to raise $27 million as losses deepen in 2025

-Britain's Mulberry Group said on Friday it intends to raise 20 million pounds ($26.98 million) of c...

20th June, 2025

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UK's FTSE 100 sees first weekly fall in six; Middle East tensions in focus

(Reuters) -London stocks edged up on Friday with broad-based gains as the United States deferred its...

20th June, 2025

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Sterling set for weekly loss as Middle East conflict overshadows domestic data

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling gained slightly against the dollar on Friday but was set for a...

20th June, 2025

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Buyout firm Penta chooses bankers for sale of Britain's Amber River, sources say

By Charlie Conchie, Amy-Jo Crowley and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) -Private equity firm Penta C...

20th June, 2025

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Britain agrees $2.7 billion investment partnership with Bahrain

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Friday that it signed a new partnership with Bahrain that will see...

20th June, 2025

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Tax hikes put UK budget deficit on track against official forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government borrowed 17.686 billion pounds ($23.84 billion) in May, offic...

20th June, 2025

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UK consumer morale ticks up but Middle East conflict clouds outlook

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer confidence rose this month to its highest level of 2025 as sentim...

20th June, 2025

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UK's Berkeley proposes Perrins as chair to lead growth strategy​

(Reuters) -British homebuilder Berkeley Group on Friday named current finance chief Richard Stern as...

20th June, 2025